Police in Brockton, Mass., have sent information to New Hampshire authorities after a local man told them a young woman he saw in a video on a website appeared to him to be missing teen Abigail Hernandez of Conway.

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The man, who lives in Brockton, called The Enterprise newsroom Friday night saying he believed he saw a video of Hernandez while searching online.

The Enterprise contacted Brockton police who went to the man's home to take a report. The Enterprise is withholding the man's identity for his personal protection.

"The person that called us was a good citizen and cooperated with us," Brockton Police Lt. Paul Bonanca said Saturday. "The information that we received was given to the Conway Police Department. Conway is in the midst of investigating and we will offer any cooperation necessary to assist them."

"The girl I saw online looked exactly like Abigail Hernandez. It could have been her twin sister," the man said in an interview at his home Saturday.

The man said he was stunned when he saw the video, which he believed was Hernandez.

"I feel so bad for her and her mom. She's been gone for, like what, 40 days?" he said. The man added that he is a father. "It's so sad. I'm just trying to help," he said.

Conway Police Sgt. Russ McLauchlan confirmed the Police Department received information from Brockton police. "It's an ongoing investigation and we are working on every lead and tip we receive," he said.

Hernandez, who is 15, disappeared nearly two months ago after leaving Kennett High School in Conway.

Law enforcement officials said Friday that Zenya Hernandez, Abigail's mother, received a letter from Abigail last month. The letter was dated Oct. 22 and postmarked Oct. 23. Investigators said that the mother did not receive the letter until Nov. 6 when it was turned over to authorities. The content of the letter has not been made public.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to the recovery of Hernandez or the identity of whoever is responsible for her disappearance.